Biodiversity
16 October 2018
Biodiversity
More diversity begets more productivity
We depend on that productivity
Are we irreversibly altering biodiversity and ecosystems?
Are we irreversibly altering biodiversity and ecosystems?
40% land conversion globally
A long precedent for viewing habitat fragments as islands
Equilibrium island biogeography theory
Equilibrium island biogeography theory
Equilibrium island biogeography theory
Species area relationship \(\hat{S} = f(A)\)
Human activity and area: direct conversion
Human activity and area: climate change
Thanks!
Slides at ajrominger.github.io/talks